Thailand and Cambodia agree to ceasefire talks after Trump demands, but clashes persist

Thailand and Cambodia on Sunday signaled their readiness to negotiate an end to a deadly border dispute following mediation efforts by U.S.

SURIN, Thailand — Thailand and Cambodia on Sunday signaled their readiness to negotiate an end to a deadly border dispute following mediation efforts by U.S. President Donald Trump. The fighting, now in its fourth day, has killed at least 34 people and displaced more than 168,000.

Trump posted on Truth Social on Saturday that he spoke to the leaders of Thailand and Cambodia and suggested he would not move forward with trade agreements with either country if the hostilities continued.

He later said both sides agreed to meet to negotiate a ceasefire.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said Sunday his country agreed to pursue an “immediate and unconditional ceasefire.” He said Trump told him that Thailand had also agreed to halt attacks following Trump’s conversation with Acting Thai Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai.

Evacuees displaced by fighting between Thailand and Cambodia rest at an evacuation center in the Thai border province of Si Sa Ket on Saturday. LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA / AFP - Getty Images“This is positive news for the soldiers and people of both countries,” Hun Manet said in a statement.